Process and
annotation...

...primary
content is just a beginning

We build
layer
upon layer of
annotations:

In learning many people -
children, teachers, librarians, parents, journalists,
friends have an annotative role.

Think of the layers of
interpretation on a sporting occasion: commentators,
experts, local coaches ("look, he's of his line
again..."), local radio ("its been another bad day for
The Blues playing away"), fanzines, wildly partisan
phone-in contributors, journalist, friends, and so on. In
many cases (but not all!) these annotations add value to
the original broadcast.

In addition we have an increasing
fascination
about process. 15 years
ago you enjoyed Star Wars l-o-n-g before you saw "the
making of Star Wars" on TV. Today you see "The making
of..." before going to see the film. Understanding
process is a great part of developing critical awareness
and critical thinking... and of learning.

To carry and support
process
rich content requires
high bandwidth. To allow learners to enter into any sort
of dialogue with the annotators requires symmetrical,
ubiquitous, broad, bandwidth.

Summary 3:

Adding
layers of interpretation and process to media rich
content is essential if we are to develop a
participative democracy of information and learning.
This can't and shouldn't all be done at source. The
mediaeval church tried to stop us making a
contribution too!

This doesn't
mean we stop valuing quality and expertise. Far from
it. We appreciate them more in this scenario, not
less.